Adverse possession in Massachusetts
Massachusetts requires an action to recover land, or an entry on it, within 20 years after the right first accrued (Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 260, 21).
How long it takes in Massachusetts
Source: MA twenty-year limit
Land and people the clock does not run against
This limit does not bar a nonprofit land conservation corporation or trust from recovering land (Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 260, 21).
The limit does not bar the Commonwealth or a political subdivision from recovering land held for conservation (Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 260, 31).
Sources: MA conservation land trusts; MA public land
Common questions
How many years for adverse possession in Massachusetts?
Massachusetts requires an action to recover land, or an entry on it, within 20 years after the right first accrued (Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 260, 21).